LIES by a top Jeremy Corbyn ally over her drug-dealer son were exposed in a victory for The Sun. MP Kate Osamor, 50 — who quit over the scandal — fibbed that she was clueless about Ishmael’s crime until his sentence. Her letter begging a judge for leniency soon showed her lies — but she tried to keep it and one by her son secret. Judge Stephen Climie has now agreed with The Sun to lift the gag. We can reveal her note, on Commons paper, was dated October 8 — 11 days before he pleaded guilty over coke, ketamine, ecstasy and cannabis. Yet Labour falsely claimed she knew nothing until her son, 30, got 200 hours’ community service on October 26. The ex-Shadow Development Secretary, begging he be spared prison, urged the judge: “Recognise the power you yield with regard to the future of my beautiful son.” Ms Osamor said jailing her son — then her Chief of Staff and a councillor — would feel “like a bereavement”. She … [Read more...] about Labour MP Kate Osamor begged judge to spare drug-dealer son despite lying she was clueless about his crime until his sentence

By Steve Lohr Published 3:46 pm PST, Monday, January 21, 2019 Hal Abelson, an MIT computer scientist, talks to senior policymakers from countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Hal Abelson, an MIT computer scientist, talks to senior policymakers from countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Photo: Kayana Szymczak / New York Times Photo: Kayana Szymczak / New York Times Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Image 1 of 3 Hal Abelson, an MIT computer scientist, talks to senior policymakers from countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Hal Abelson, an MIT computer scientist, talks to senior policymakers from countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. … [Read more...] about AI policy is tricky. From around the world, they came to hash it out

A selection of voters who supported President Donald Trump in the 2016 election are starting to turn away from him because of the government shutdown that is now more than five weeks old. The Washington Post spoke with several Trump voters in a county north of Detroit, and a common theme regarding the shutdown, which began Dec. 22 over a disagreement about border security, is that it is becoming a major point of contention among GOP voters. Retired Navy reservist Jeff Daudert, 49, said: "It's silly. It's destructive. I was certainly for the anti-status quo. . . . I'll be more status quo next time." Daudert went on to say he does not plan to vote for Trump in 2020. Jeremiah Wilburn, 45, told the Post he voted for former President Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012 but decided to support Trump in 2016. "I was doing fine with him up until this government shutdown," Wilburn said. "It's ridiculous. You're not getting the wall built for $5 billion. And Mexico is not paying for it, we all know … [Read more...] about WashPost: Shutdown Turns Off Trump Voters in Michigan

The real danger with a BuzzFeed News report claiming President Donald Trump instructed his former attorney Michael Cohen to lie during his testimony to Congress was with what the rest of the media did in response to it, George Washington University legal expert Jonathan Turley said Monday. "If they [BuzzFeed] actually had two people associated with [special counsel Robert Mueller] saying this, it was news," Turley told Fox News' "Fox & Friends." "It was what the media did with the article that is so disturbing." Turley pointed out the media began the week by "really castigating" Attorney General nominee William Barr for a "rather scholarly memorandum" on the use of obstruction in connection to the firing of former FBI director James Comey. Barr was "perfectly right" with his memo, Turley said. "But the end of the week, they jumped all over BuzzFeed and said that impeachment and indictment seemed imminent," Turley added. "What I think it does show is that there is a … [Read more...] about Turley: Dangerous for Media to Repeat BuzzFeed Story

By The Washington Post | PUBLISHED: January 21, 2019 at 3:46 pm | UPDATED: January 21, 2019 at 3:46 pm By Kimberly Kindy | Washington Post When East Dundee, a tiny suburb of Chicago, ordered body cameras for its 17 police officers, Terry Mee, the police chief at the time, told local reporters the devices would promote “officer safety” and “positive interaction with the public.” But before a single incident could be recorded in the village of 3,000 people, Mee retired, and the new chief, George Carpenter, persuaded the Village Board in February to cancel the program, arguing that the $20,000 annual fee for the cameras and video storage couldn’t be justified amid budget concerns. Body cameras “are wonderful for winning public trust,” Carpenter said. “But it’s expensive.” In recent years, after a spate of fatal police shootings sparked nationwide protests, politicians and community activists seized on police body cameras as a … [Read more...] about Some small police departments drop bodycams over expense